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John Graburn, apprentice on a "dandy" (some sort of boat)
« on: Friday 28 August 15 19:22 BST (UK) »
Hi, I'm trying to tap into what must be a wealth of nautical knowledge. My great grandfather, John Graburn from Sculcoates, was indentured 30th December, 1864 and his vessel was a dandy called Fearnot. Living in land-locked Warwickshire, my ship knowledge is not great. So, what was (is) a dandy and are there any illustrations?

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Re: John Graburn, apprentice on a "dandy" (some sort of boat)
« Reply #1 on: Friday 28 August 15 20:00 BST (UK) »
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Re: John Graburn, apprentice on a "dandy" (some sort of boat)
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 July 17 19:15 BST (UK) »
Hi
 1879 Fear Not' Dandy 53 tons, official No 79579  was built for George Smith, Grimsby.

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Re: John Graburn, apprentice on a "dandy" (some sort of boat)
« Reply #3 on: Friday 14 July 17 09:54 BST (UK) »
Hi, Thanks for that - you re-ignited my interest and I had another trawl (sorry) through the internet and found this http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/66677.html

Clearly my ancestor was braver, or poorer, than me to go fishing on the North Sea in that.
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